Am I a scumbag?

Lan Wang went out to watch the snow.

Yan Yuliang picked up a new memorial and recalled the moving light in his eyes just now.

Fu Ling: "Lord Lan probably sees that His Majesty hasn't changed at all, and his mood has become a little complicated for a while. It's good to go out and have a wind."

Yan Yuliang: "Then I 'haven't changed at all', is it good or bad?"

After asking, I bit my pen and felt that this question was stupid.

Nothing changed would be a bad thing.

Otherwise, who is it that King Lan loves and hates so hard to extricate himself?

However, if it really hasn't changed at all, Yan Yuliang won't believe it either.

No matter how I think about it, my current dog is a little bit of a dog, but he is also lively and cheerful, can coax people who feel distressed, and is likable no matter what.

It will never make the big beauty hate her eyes red like before amnesia.

Fu Ling: "Well, what should I say, your Majesty has not changed at all, but at first glance...it has changed."

"Where has it changed?"

"Your Majesty is now more lively than before."

Yan Yuliang: "Huh? I wasn't lively enough before?"

Although he can't remember most of the past events, he can still recall some fragments anyway.

I clearly remember that he used to sneak out of the palace to buy short story books when he had nothing to do, and he would not stop in the palace, he could ride and shoot, steal wine, and jump up and down in all kinds of ways.

Lan Wang also said that he used to be all kinds of shameless when he was studying, so isn't his lively and cheerful personality inherited from ancient times to the present?

Fu Ling: "That was when Your Majesty was studying. Later, as the king of a country, after all, the responsibilities on his shoulders are heavy..."

In the middle of his speech, he glanced sideways at Yunfei Yinger, who was pretending to be a wooden figure, and coughed lightly.

"Such old things are not something we slaves can talk about."

Yan Yuliang: "..."

Tsk, look, it's hard.

It's not only difficult for him, but also for King Lan's people.

He survived in the deep palace, and interacted with the stunning regent every day, and Fuling had to be cautious in his words and deeds all the time.

Well, difficult.

... It's so damn difficult!

Yan Yuliang glanced at the cinnabar in his hand.The day before yesterday, he just casually mentioned that the "red silk and half" favored by Lan Wang is not as fine and lustrous as his previous "Meijianxue".After half a day, King Lan found him.

On weekdays, he talked about what he wanted to eat, and said that the quilt was heavy, and King Lan silently made every piece for him.

Even when he said he wanted to see Xi Xingjian, although King Lan ignored him, he never said no.

If you don't say no, you can do it, if you don't strangle him, you can do it.

Yan Yuliang now knows how to deal with King Lan, it's nothing more than soaking and grinding.

"..." They were still flirting with each other.

Yan Yuliang couldn't help being funny, he didn't understand how he could be so confident all day long despite being so ordinary.

Even if he lost his memory and was imprisoned, even if King Lan controlled the government, even if he had a relationship with each other, he still seemed to be inexplicably convinced that one day, maybe not far away...

King Lan will let him go out.

He will be allowed to meet the ministers.Then, put on the yellow robe and send him back to the Golden Palace.

Just watch if you don't believe me.

Now the stalemate is mostly because Lan Wang does not believe that he is sincere.

Of course, if he was really not good to King Lan before he lost his memory, then no one would be able to accept that he would get better all of a sudden after losing his memory.

But it's okay, the days are long.

Although Yan Yuliang can't remember what he was thinking before losing his memory, but after losing his memory, everything is simple and clear——

He is sincere and simple, likes beauties, and loves beauties.

Not only must you treat King Lan well, but also make people in the imperial party feel good about King Lan, so that everyone will live in harmony in the future.

After all, Yan Yuliang secretly felt that King Lan probably liked the type of "smart and capable dog emperor". The gleam of brilliance in that phoenix's eyes just now was not only because he secretly praised him, but also It was his saying that the road is for the public.

This is not surprising.

Lan Wang is smart and capable, serving the country and the people, so it is impossible for him to take a fancy to a trash.

Then he wants to please King Lan, besides being active every day to make King Lan happy, of course he also needs to reconcile the relationship between the officials and try to be a smart and capable mascot puppet emperor.

At that time, the whole country will work together, husband and wife will join hands in martial arts and martial arts, and all the beauties will live up to it.

So happy to decide!

I am so indomitable that there is nothing I can't do.

……

Two days later.

It's not cold when it snows, it's cold when it melts.

Not only was the road cold and slippery, several officials got stuck on the side of the road early in the morning.Even so, the officials of the Great Xia court are still conscientious.

After Xi Xingjian came down to court, he wrapped his cloak and rushed all the way to Dali Temple to deal with the case.

In the south, the spring starts to warm up early, and people go out in spirits, and there are more disputes over cases.Recently, Dali Temple has received a lot of appeal cases from the south, and it is very busy. Xi Xingjian was also so busy today that he didn't eat lunch, and he didn't get home until the evening, but before he had time to change his clothes, he was summoned by King Lan asking him to enter the palace immediately. .

Xi Xingjian: "..."

His good friend Xu Zizhen was well-informed and well-informed in the palace. The people in the palace left before him, and he entered the door behind him. He hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, Xi Qing, what did King Lan suddenly summon you to do?"

"Could it be that the secret meeting that night will be settled by Qiuhou? After it's over, I know he can't be so kind to pretend not to know. Alas, he really can't hide from the first day of the new year but not the fifteenth day!"

"Xi Qing, you can't go, it's too dangerous."

"You just say that you have a cold and fever, and you can't get out of bed when you are seriously ill!"

Xi Xingjian tilted his head and glanced at him, is it useful to excuse his illness?

Xu Zi really thought about it too.

Neither Shilu nor Xunchang ever excused his illness before.Shilu was directly dragged out of the bed by King Lan's people who rushed into the house and threw them away in Beijiang that day.

Why.worry.

He thought for a while, then picked up his white fox fur coat and put it on: "It doesn't matter, I'll go with you! You can kill him or cut him up. No one in life has died since ancient times. In the future, there will be no one between you and me who would rather die than surrender in the history books." Pen!"

Xi Xingjian: "Zizhen, be safe and don't be impatient."

"If King Lan asks, I will try my best to separate you from other colleagues. It is best for King Lan to come to me. Anyway, I am his cousin. At most, I will be thrown to the border like Master Xun. No human life."

That being said.

But Xu Zizhen pushed Pei Yi's wheelchair all the way to send Xi Xingjian to the outer gate of the vermilion palace, Xi Xingjian was still full of thoughts all the way.

He was born to be lucky.

His ancestors sheltered him, and his family was rich. His father was a well-known connoisseur of gold and stone antiques in the capital, and his mother was a talented poet. He was nurtured and nurtured since he was a child, and he was also excellent in poetry, literature and ink.

It's a pity that at the same time, his mother was also the aunt of Lan Wang Zhuang Qingqu.

The true aunt is the same age as King Lan's father Taiwei Zhuang Xinhuo, but she is Taiwei's real aunt.

It made Xi Xingjian have a high seniority.Although he is only five years older than King Lan, he has become the cousin of King Lan.

Because of this kinship, the two families used to meet frequently during festivals.Xi Xingjian remembered that Lan Wang Zhuang Qing Qu was also cute when he was young. At one time, the voice of milk was very funny like a milk dumpling, but he soon became uncute.

Other boys are not cute until they are teenagers, but Zhuang Qingqu has been very unlovable since he was five or six years old.

Little ones know how to dislike people, and don't let people touch or hug them.

When others praised him for his good looks, he turned his face coldly.

The years when Xi Xingjian grew up were the years when Daxia's political situation was the most obscure and precarious.

The first emperor, Emperor Xuanming, had no real power in his hands since he succeeded to the throne.The government of the Great Xia Dynasty has always been controlled by Taiwei Zhuang Xinhuo, who is in charge of the heavy army, and Tantai Rongyan, the prime minister of a powerful family.However, the two families are at odds with each other, fighting openly and secretly and fighting for power all day long.

In those few years, Xi Xingjian's parents intentionally distanced themselves from the dealer, and even the whole family moved out of the capital in a low-key manner.

Even Xi Xingjian wanted to become an official with passion, but his father refused to let him go.

"You are obedient. The Zhuang family is too domineering and domineering now, and it is difficult to have any good results if it continues like this. Our family should hide far away to ensure that they will not be implicated."

The Xi family moved to a small remote place, and there were not many people who knew how to read and write.

But he was young, easy-going and approachable, and gradually people began to ask him for help.

From writing Spring Festival couplets and letters, to writing grievance complaints for others, by the time Xi Xingjian came to his senses, he had already done a lot of work as a litigator and case investigator.

The small place is far away from the bustling capital, and he has seen another kind of people's livelihood.

I saw that many people are honest, hardworking, and want to support themselves, but there are too many grievances and hardships in the world.

After several years abroad, Xi Xingjian felt that he still had to become an official.

Even if one's own strength is weak, even if it is difficult to walk in this turbid world.

As long as it can be of some use, as long as it can protect a city and a people.

So regardless of his parents' objections, he took part in the imperial examination in the second year of Jinyu and won the first place in one fell swoop.

After entering Dali Temple, Xi Xingjian realized that although his literary talent was unmatched, his defense in the palace examination might not be the best.In the end, it was Taiwei Zhuang Xinhuo who passed the emperor's brush and hand-picked, and he became the champion of the year.

This level of kinship, this title of champion, made him branded as a "Zhuang party".

There is no denying it.

Then don't explain it at all, just concentrate on doing things well.

Since then, although he has a clean sleeve and is an upright official, he has always been criticized behind his back.

In Dali Temple, the Zhuang family gradually became dissatisfied with his impartial handling of the case and his lack of acknowledgment of his relatives. His deadly rival, the Tantai clan, regarded him as a target and provoked him in every possible way. In addition, he himself was not afraid of death and loved to offend others. The first year of his official career was very difficult. It's swords, swords, and chickens and dogs jumping.

In the late autumn of the second year of Jinyu, the Beimo army invaded northern Xinjiang.

At that time, no one in the court knew that it would be the beginning of a political upheaval.

In the early winter, Taiwei Zhuang Xinhuo led an army to go out. In the late spring of the following year, only Zhuang Qingqu returned from the Zhuang family.

Half a year later, there is solid evidence that the Tantai family colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country and teamed up with Beimo to frame the Zhuang family, and the century-old clan collapsed.

In the third year of Jinyu, the two great families were destroyed, and the emperor regained his real power.

After liquidating the remaining parties of the two ethnic groups, Xi Xingjian was impressively listed in the front row of the list of "Zhuang's cronies".

Very helpless.

He became an official, and never wanted to rise to the top.Just to be a loyal minister of the Great Xia for ordinary people, and to do something for the common people.

I don't know why it's so difficult.

At that time, everyone thought that the young No. [-] scholar in the second year of Jinyu was about to fall.

The result was that Emperor Jinyu investigated for half a year and found out that Xi Xingjian did not have much contact with the Zhuang family, so the official was reinstated.

Some people were dissatisfied, and went to reason with the emperor, saying how Zhuang Xinhuo controlled Chaogang to be domineering back then, and family members who did not dissuade him were all disloyal.

Emperor Jinyu: "If you say that, then the late Emperor and I have committed even more heinous crimes."

"The first emperor and I have been under the power of the two races for many years. We know many things are wrong and wrong, but we are powerless to bring them back to heaven."

The emperor at that time was two years younger than Xi Xingjian, but Xi Xingjian sincerely admired him, and deeply felt that this person might be the enlightened master he followed all his life.

In the next ten years, it became more and more determined.

But even a sage monarch has thorns and bumps along the way.In addition, Yangyang Daxia has been poor and weak for hundreds of years, and if it wants to return to the prosperous ZTE, it is impossible to avoid disputes and sacrifices along the way.

Xi Xingjian didn't know if he would be one of those sacrifices.

But he has already come to his senses.

At the gate of the palace, Xi Xingjian took off a pair of red butterfly jade pendants from his waist, and gave one to each of his two friends.

"just in case."

"In case I have something, I should leave it to you two as a thought."

……

At dusk, the gates of the palace were locked.

After Xi Xingjian went in, Zhu Hong's door was closed tightly.Holding half of the butterfly jade pendant in his hand, Xu Zizhen looked sadly at the palace gate which was getting darker under the setting sun.

"This is Xi Qing's mother's relic."

Pei Yi: "Xu Qing, don't worry."

"It'll be fine, come back."

Xu Zizhen wiped his red eyes: "You are sure."

Pei Yi lowered his eyes: "The son of the summer is virtuous, and the loyal and good will benefit the capable and make use of their talents to make contributions. Mingjun absolutely has no reason to give up killing upright and good ministers."

Xu Zizhen: "It's not the emperor who summoned Xi Qing, but King Lan!"

Pei Yi: "King Lan will also not kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Xu Zizhen: "Young Master Pei, don't think too well of Zhuang Qingqu!"

Pei Yi: "Xu Qing is the one who should not think too badly about people. It has been four months now, and there are daily rumors that King Lan has rebelled, saying that he has finished the dragon robe and jade belt, armor and weapons, and he has his nose and eyes."

"The result? Your Majesty himself said that King Lan will not rebel."

Xu Zizhen: "Your Majesty, he may have been deceived by King Lan!"

Pei Yi's dark gray eyes looked at Xu Zizhen.

"You and Xi Qing both believe that Emperor Jinyu of the current dynasty is worthy of your two lives to protect the Holy Son of Heaven, how can the Holy Son of Heaven be so easily deceived?"

"..."

"The emperor will not be deceived, and King Lan will not rebel. You always say that King Lan will obey others, prosper and perish if he opposes him. But I saw him repeatedly threatening to kill Xun Chang and Shi Lv, but in the end it was the same. Only belittle the border. Not all unreasonable."

Xu Zizhen: "Mr. Pei, what's the matter with you today, you are speaking for that Zhuang Qingqu?"

Pei Yi: "It's just a matter of feeling."

He lowered his eyes, his gray eyes looked at the gradually dimming sunset in the sky.

"I heard that there is another war in Yingzhou, my hometown."

"Pei Yi these years... the longer I have been in Daxia, the more I feel that many of you in the Central Plains are very different from what I saw in Yingzhou."

"In Daxia, it doesn't matter whether it's Xi Qing or King Lan. It doesn't matter whether it's the emperor or ordinary people."

"Everyone seems to adhere to some truths in their hearts, which is different from other races. I can't explain it clearly. I only know that in Daxia, neither the emperor nor the king of Lan will frame and persecute Zhongliang."

Xu Zizhen: As a native of Yingzhou, you know Daxia better than anyone else!

But Pei Yi is a person who sees things right almost every time.Xu Zizhen also hoped that he would be able to do the same this time, and that Xi Qing could return safely this time.

In the evening, light snow began to fall from the sky.

The two waited quietly for two hours in the cold wind at the palace gate.

Xu Zizhen hurried to the West Market, and came back soon. He bought two roasted sweet potatoes, and the two of them ate roasted sweet potatoes at the gate of the palace.

After eating, taking advantage of the darkness, the corner door next to the palace gate opened and a slender man in official uniform came out.

Xu Zizhen: "Ahhh! Xi Qing!"

"That's great, that's great, it's fine!"

Xi Xingjian staggered a little.

Xu Zizhen: "Here! Didn't you get spanked by King Lan, Xi Qing?"

Xi Xingjian shook his head: "No."

Xu Zizhen: "Then why are you so devastated?" He couldn't help but help, Xi Qing felt very erratic at the moment, like an impermanent night swim.

Xi Xingjian: "King Lan summoned today, and His Majesty is also here."

Xu Zizhen: "What?"

"In Chuwei Palace, the two of them invited me to have a meal together. During the dinner, His Majesty... ate melon seeds, drank plum tea, and brought vegetables for King Lan. He talked and laughed, and talked loudly."

"..."

Xu Zizhen touched Xi Xingjian's forehead.

Xi Xingjian: "I also hope that I am insane, stupid or confused! If I hadn't seen His Majesty twice in a row, His Majesty was sober and not at all forced, I don't believe that His Majesty is in the mood to fight with that rebellious minister." The thieves are very intimate even sitting on the tea table!"

……

In the past few days, Dali Temple Minister Xi Xingjian has experienced various ups and downs.

The person is already a Buddha, so he just broke the jar and closed his eyes and walked into the palace.Who knows, what they saw and heard in the palace...

Ugh.

Xi Xingjian was an upright person since he was a child, and he rarely read messy stories, but he saw a lot of various folk cases as the Minister of Dali Temple, and many of them were unimaginably exciting.

He thought he had opened his eyes.

Until today in the palace, let him open his eyes again! ! !

In the evening, there was a table of good wine and food in Chuwei Palace.The three of them sat opposite each other, Xi Xingjian couldn't force an apologetic smile no matter what, while King Lan on one side also had a deeply darkened face, very reluctant.

The emperor picked up all kinds of vegetables by himself: "Come here, this meat is tender and fragrant! Qingqing will give it to you."

"Xi Qing. I heard that Xi Qing likes to eat vegetarian food. This mountain silk lily is very refreshing. Xi Qing, try it!"

"Xi Qing, you are the cousin of King Lan, and also the elder of King Lan. If you have time, please tell me about King Lan. He has lost a lot of weight due to fatigue recently, and I feel very distressed. You advise him to eat more meat."

Xi Xingjian: "..."

King Lan: "..."

Yan Yuliang: "Come on, Xi Qing will continue to eat, and I will make it for you..."

Lan Wang coldly blocked the emperor with his chopsticks, and held a pinch of green vegetables for Xi Xingjian with a dark face: "Cousin, eat vegetables. Your Majesty knows that you like vegetarian food, so he specially prepared half a table of exquisite vegetarian dishes for you. Eat more, eat more, and eat more. ,mouth."

Xi Xingjian: "?!?!"

……

A meal, lively and paradoxical, incredible.

After dinner.

Yan Yuliang: "King Lan and I have always known that Xi Qing loves calligraphy and painting, so we have prepared a set of high-quality Yutang emblem inkstone and a set of rice paper sprinkled with gold and peach blossoms for Xi Qing. King Lan and I always know that Xi Qing is clean, so we don't allow money. This silver treasure is specially given to Xi Qing as a gift..."

Xi Xingjian likes to collect pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and this peach blossom rice paper is indeed rare.

However, the gift from King Lan?

He has backbone.Let him refuse.

Yan Yuliang: "Why should Xi Qing be so polite? You are Uncle Lan Wang, and Lan Wang should be filial to his elders. Take it and accept it. From now on, what Lan Wang has is yours, and what is yours is still yours."

Xi Xingjian: "???"

Yan Yuliang: "By the way, I got a few authentic works of famous paintings a few days ago. Xi Qingya is good, why don't you come and appraise the authenticity for me?"

Xi Xingjian came from a family of calligraphy and painting, and he is very good at appreciating famous paintings and historic sites.However, after entering the front hall, before looking at the ancient paintings, he was shocked by a picture on the wall.

Yan Yuliang: "...uh."

It's over, forget it.

It was because he was in a bad mood a few days ago, and he drew two pictures of "Land King's Wind Flowing Out of the Bath", but Lan Wang ignored them, and in a moment of anger, he directly framed the other painting and hung it in the hall. The authenticity is right in the middle.

Originally, Emperor Jin Yu's painting level was hard to compliment.

Even if it is painted like this, no one can tell that it is a hammer.

But at that time, he still mentioned an unsightly poem next to the painting.

"Land King Wind Flows Out of the Bath Poem"

I undressed my battle robes with King Lan, and spent the spring night in hot spring water.

The flower stem always breaks the tender pistil, and the weeping willow shakes the willow branch again.

Inscribed with a large pen, "Jinyu February 11, [-] Banquet Zhaoti", stamped with the seal of Yuxi.

Xi Xingjian: "..."

nothing.Still the same sentence, although he himself is cautious in his words and deeds, after all, he has seen many unsightly cases in Dali Temple for many years. The real masters will always be among the people, which is not a big deal.

Still couldn't help but silently glanced at King Lan.

The expression on his cousin's nephew has never been seen before... He is restrained and brilliant.